Editorial on Blue Route decision and Chester crime woes
The piece condemns the Blue Route corridor selection as wasteful with costs rising from 30 to 100 million and argues federal influence over Delaware County’s fate undermines local voice. It also criticizes illogical federal excise taxes and urges decisive action on Chester crime, calling for stronger enforcement and solutions.
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Ifate
Swarthmore-Nether Provdence
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Swarthmore College
Delaware
Leex
To You He’s Don Quixote and the Rail Battle Ahead
In West Chester Pike the rail plan faces relocation, trolley gauge extension, and costly rebuilds. The Red Arrow’s hostility to public aid draws criticism as Delaware County contemplates preserving current lines amid Penn Jersey expansion. Officials are urged to act now or face prohibitive future costs and service loss.
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Merritt Taylor
Delaware County
Penn ~ Jersey
Red Arrow
Haverford Township
NAACP Denies Agreement Over Urban Renewal Debate
A Chester NAACP letter corrects a report claiming an agreement to forego demonstrations. The author states no formal pact exists between the Chester Branch and city or federal urban renewal officials. The letter emphasizes ongoing, possible negotiations and clarifies the NAACP stance.
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NAACP
Chester
War on Poverty aims to mobilize 75 thousand poor in action programs
By summer end about 30,000 nonprofessional poor will join community action programs and 45,000 will be employed in Headstart, a summer effort to aid 300,000 disadvantaged preschoolers. Officials call alienation the core issue and seek to integrate the poor into mainstream society through participation and uplift.
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Washington
Kinderaarten
Shakespeare Misquotation Sparks Social Reform Debate
Sydney Harris examines the belief that including poor representatives on community boards signals a social revolution. Officials warn of a shift challenging established leadership as nonprofessionals gain influence, potentially reshaping labor politics and public welfare.
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